Test bank for understanding research 2nd edition by neuman

Test Bank for Understanding Research 2nd Edition by Neuman Full file at https://TestbankDirect.eu/Test-Bank-for-Understanding-Research-2nd-Edition-by-Neum Testbank Chapter Why Do Research? 1.1 Multiple Choice 1) Empirical evidence A) is data or evidence that can be tied to something that can be seen, touched, smelled, etc B) is always easily collected C) never needs to be documented D) does not need to be collected systematically Answer: A Topic/Concept: On What Basis Do We Make Decisions? Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the role of research as one of the foundations of decision making Skill Level: Understanding Difficulty Level: Easy 2) Basic social research increases general knowledge and A) its usefulness is usually immediately apparent B) requires that the researcher purchase expensive equipment C) the researchers are activist and interventionist oriented, solving immediate problems D) is the source of many new scientific ideas Answer: D Topic/Concept: On What Basis Do We Make Decisions? Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the role of research as one of the foundations of decision making Skill Level: Understanding Difficulty Level: Easy 3) Critical thinking A) involves superstition and witchcraft B) looks at an issue from one viewpoint only C) has little to with research D) leads us to uncover hidden assumptions Answer: D Topic/Concept: What Is Empirical Social Research and Why Is it Respected? Learning Objective: 1.2: Explain why empirical social research is more than gathering information and the role of critical thinking in the research process Skill Level: Understanding Difficulty Level: Easy 111 Copyright © 2017, 2009 Pearson Education, Inc All Rights Reserved Full file at https://TestbankDirect.eu/Test-Bank-for-Understanding-Research-2nd-Edition-by-Neum Test Bank for Understanding Research 2nd Edition by Neuman Full file at https://TestbankDirect.eu/Test-Bank-for-Understanding-Research-2nd-Edition-by-Neum 4) Quantitative data collection techniques include all BUT the following: A) historical comparative research B) experiments C) surveys D) content analyses Answer: A Topic/Concept: What Are the Types of Social Research? Learning Objective: 1.3: Summarize quantitative and qualitative data collection techniques Skill Level: Understanding Difficulty Level: Easy 5) Which of the following is NOT a major purpose of research? A) to explore a new issue B) to find hidden treasure C) to see if a program works as it should D) to explain why an event happens in a certain way Answer: B Topic/Concept: What Are the Types of Social Research? Learning Objective: 1.3: Summarize quantitative and qualitative data collection techniques Skill Level: Understanding Difficulty Level: Easy 6) Quantitative Research experiments A) are also called survey research B) not follow the logic found in natural science research C) require a well-defined research question D) have nothing to with science Answer: C Topic/Concept: What Are the Types of Social Research? Learning Objective: 1.3: Summarize quantitative and qualitative data collection techniques Skill Level: Understanding Difficulty Level: Easy 7) This type of data collection typically requires that a researcher closely observes a small group of people over a length of time A) ethnographic field research B) surveys C) quantitative data collection D) historical-comparative research 112 Copyright © 2017, 2009 Pearson Education, Inc All Rights Reserved Full file at https://TestbankDirect.eu/Test-Bank-for-Understanding-Research-2nd-Edition-by-Neum Test Bank for Understanding Research 2nd Edition by Neuman Full file at https://TestbankDirect.eu/Test-Bank-for-Understanding-Research-2nd-Edition-by-Neum Answer: A Topic/Concept: What Are the Types of Social Research? Learning Objective: 1.3: Summarize quantitative and qualitative data collection techniques Skill Level: Understanding Difficulty Level: Easy 8) Dr Marsh did an exploratory study on a topic that he thought was very interesting He spent hours and hours collecting data and analyzing the data, but when he tried to interpret the data he didn’t get anywhere— nothing made sense Which of the following steps in the research process you think that Dr Marsh skipped? A) informing others B) designing the study C) background research D) selecting a topic Answer: B Topic/Concept: What Are the Types of Social Research? Learning Objective: 1.3: Summarize quantitative and qualitative data collection techniques Skill Level: Application Difficulty Level: Difficult 9) Which of the following studies might be considered explanatory research? A) Why are some women always late for their annual physical? B) Do athletes like a specific beverage? C) Does the anti-smoking policy in Arizona work? D) When is the best time to implement a new student policy? Answer: A Topic/Concept: What Is the Purpose of the Research and How Is It Used? Learning Objective: 1.4: Examine how the purpose of research depends upon the outcome that the researcher is trying to accomplish Skill Level: Application Difficulty Level: Difficult 10) In real life the seven-step research plan often integrates steps, it is nonlinear What step is the most important in ensuring that the research topic is narrowed to an appropriate area? A) informing others B) designing the study C) analyzing the data D) focusing the question Answer: D Topic/Concept: What Are the Steps in the Research Process? Learning Objective: 1.5: List the seven steps in the research process 113 Copyright © 2017, 2009 Pearson Education, Inc All Rights Reserved Full file at https://TestbankDirect.eu/Test-Bank-for-Understanding-Research-2nd-Edition-by-Neum Test Bank for Understanding Research 2nd Edition by Neuman Full file at https://TestbankDirect.eu/Test-Bank-for-Understanding-Research-2nd-Edition-by-Neum Skill Level: Application Difficulty Level: Moderate 11) Dr Richards took his research in a completely new direction, and found himself asking the “What” question again and again to try to design a second study His first study was considered a(n) study A) explanatory B) exploratory C) qualitative D) scholarly Answer: B Topic/Concept: What Is the Purpose of the Research and How Is It Used? Learning Objective: 1.4: Examine how the purpose of research depends upon the outcome that the researcher is trying to accomplish Skill Level: Analysis Difficulty Level: Moderate 12) A study that is developed to determine whether a new immigration law is effective is considered what type of study? A) evaluative B) descriptive C) comprehensive D) exploratory Answer: A Topic/Concept: What Is the Purpose of the Research and How Is It Used? Learning Objective: 1.4: Examine how the purpose of research depends upon the outcome that the researcher is trying to accomplish Skill Level: Analysis Difficulty Level: Moderate 13) Which of the following is NOT a step in the research process? A) design study B) collect data C) take a course in research D) interpret data Answer: C Topic/Concept: What Are the Steps in the Research Process? Learning Objective: 1.5: List the seven steps in the research process Skill Level: Application Difficulty Level: Moderate 114 Copyright © 2017, 2009 Pearson Education, Inc All Rights Reserved Full file at https://TestbankDirect.eu/Test-Bank-for-Understanding-Research-2nd-Edition-by-Neum Test Bank for Understanding Research 2nd Edition by Neuman Full file at https://TestbankDirect.eu/Test-Bank-for-Understanding-Research-2nd-Edition-by-Neum 14) Dr Mottle is interested in studying the Amish migration into the Midwest during the 1900s Which of the following would best fit her research? A) experimental/quantitative research B) content analysis/quantitative research C) ethnographic field research/qualitative research D) historical research/qualitative research Answer: D Topic/Concept: What Are the Types of Social Research? Learning Objective: 1.3: Summarize quantitative and qualitative data collection techniques Skill Level: Application Difficulty Level: Moderate 15) Ms Goldsworth told her professor that she was having a difficult time determining what is true and how to evaluate data She actually needs help with A) critical reasoning B) qualitative research C) historical research D) forming an argument Answer: A Topic/Concept: What Are the Types of Social Research? Learning Objective: 1.3: Summarize quantitative and qualitative data collection techniques Skill Level: Application Difficulty Level: Moderate 16) Dr Van Offer is a medical doctor with an idea about how to improve his dermatology patients' care He would like to perform a study What type of study should he consider? A) exploratory B) descriptive C) explanatory D) experimental Answer: B Topic/Concept: What Is the Purpose of the Research and How Is It Used? Learning Objective: 1.4: Examine how the purpose of research depends upon the outcome that the researcher is trying to accomplish Skill Level: Understanding Difficulty Level: Easy 17) Dr Marsh designed a study to determine if the new healthcare guidelines impacted practitioner procedures This study is most likely a(n) A) evaluative study B) extractive study 115 Copyright © 2017, 2009 Pearson Education, Inc All Rights Reserved Full file at https://TestbankDirect.eu/Test-Bank-for-Understanding-Research-2nd-Edition-by-Neum Test Bank for Understanding Research 2nd Edition by Neuman Full file at https://TestbankDirect.eu/Test-Bank-for-Understanding-Research-2nd-Edition-by-Neum C) exact study D) descriptive study Answer: A Topic/Concept: What Is the Purpose of the Research and How Is It Used? Learning Objective: 1.4: Examine how the purpose of research depends upon the outcome that the researcher is trying to accomplish Skill Level: Application Difficulty Level: Moderate 18) Dr Van Offer is conducting a survey research study He will A) ask people questions in a written format or in an interview format B) need thousands of participants C) summarize the data in PowerPoint presentations only D) need at least assistants to help process the study Answer: A Topic/Concept: What Are the Types of Social Research? Learning Objective: 1.3: Summarize quantitative and qualitative data collection techniques trying to accomplish Skill Level: Application Difficulty Level: Moderate 19) Two types of research are typically done in the later stage of the learning process They are A) explanatory, evaluation B) descriptive, explanatory C) evaluation, descriptive D) exploratory, descriptive Answer: A Topic/Concept: What Is the Purpose of the Research and How Is It Used? Learning Objective: 1.4: Examine how the purpose of research depends upon the outcome that the researcher is trying to accomplish Skill Level: Understanding Difficulty Level: Easy 20) Which of the following definitions DOES NOT fit the word “research”? A) applying critical thinking and adopting an orientation B) process of applying accepted techniques and principles C) gathering preexisting information from academic journals D) using faulty logic to make choices Answer: D Topic/Concept: On What Basis Do We Make Decisions? 116 Copyright © 2017, 2009 Pearson Education, Inc All Rights Reserved Full file at https://TestbankDirect.eu/Test-Bank-for-Understanding-Research-2nd-Edition-by-Neum Test Bank for Understanding Research 2nd Edition by Neuman Full file at https://TestbankDirect.eu/Test-Bank-for-Understanding-Research-2nd-Edition-by-Neum Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the role of research as one of the foundations of decision making Skill Level: Understanding Difficulty Level: Easy 21) Mr Love, an assistant to Dr Van Offer, was told that he needed to find empirical evidence Which best defines the purpose of empirical evidence? A) data or evidence that ultimately can be tied to something that can be seen, touched, smelled, heard, etc B) a list of food items C) unusual work practices D) evidence that is thrown together with no practical meaning Answer: A Topic/Concept: What Is Empirical Social Research and Why Is it Respected? Learning Objective: 1.2: Explain why empirical social research is more than gathering information and the role of critical thinking in the research process Skill Level: Understanding Difficulty Level: Easy 22) Explanatory research A) is compatible with exploratory and descriptive research B) identifies sources of social behaviors and beliefs C) answers the question “does it work?” D) has an outcome of practical recommendations Answer: B Topic/Concept: What Is the Purpose of the Research and How Is It Used? Learning Objective: 1.4: Examine how the purpose of research depends upon the outcome that the researcher is trying to accomplish Skill Level: Understanding Difficulty Level: Easy 23) Applied researchers rarely A) conduct evaluations of data B) are recognized as leaders in the field of social research C) find anything of significance D) worry about building, testing, or connecting findings to a larger theory Answer: D Topic/Concept: What Is the Purpose of the Research and How Is It Used? Learning Objective: 1.4: Examine how the purpose of research depends upon the outcome that the researcher is trying to accomplish 117 Copyright © 2017, 2009 Pearson Education, Inc All Rights Reserved Full file at https://TestbankDirect.eu/Test-Bank-for-Understanding-Research-2nd-Edition-by-Neum Test Bank for Understanding Research 2nd Edition by Neuman Full file at https://TestbankDirect.eu/Test-Bank-for-Understanding-Research-2nd-Edition-by-Neum Skill Level: Understanding Difficulty Level: Easy 24) The purpose of empirical social research is to A) have a real world application B) generate results stated as fixed absolutes C) be an ongoing process of accumulating information D) be the same as critical thinking Answer: C Topic/Concept: What Is Empirical Social Research and Why Is it Respected? Learning Objective: 1.2: Explain why empirical social research is more than gathering information and the role of critical thinking in the research process Skill Level: Understanding Difficulty Level: Easy 25) The purpose of descriptive research is to A) present a generalized picture of a situation B) blend together with explanatory research C) focus on whether something actually works D) be the same as exploratory research Answer: B Topic/Concept: What Is Empirical Social Research and Why Is it Respected? Learning Objective: 1.2: Explain why empirical social research is more than gathering information and the role of critical thinking in the research process Skill Level: Understanding Difficulty Level: Easy 1.2 True/False 1) An “argument” used in the research context means a set of logically connected statements that end with a logical conclusion Answer: True Topic/Concept: On What Basis Do We Make Decisions? Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the role of research as one of the foundations of decision making Skill Level: Understanding Difficulty Level: Easy 2) Two different types of research (e.g descriptive and exploratory) can often blend together in practice 118 Copyright © 2017, 2009 Pearson Education, Inc All Rights Reserved Full file at https://TestbankDirect.eu/Test-Bank-for-Understanding-Research-2nd-Edition-by-Neum Test Bank for Understanding Research 2nd Edition by Neuman Full file at https://TestbankDirect.eu/Test-Bank-for-Understanding-Research-2nd-Edition-by-Neum Answer: True Topic/Concept: What Is the Purpose of the Research and How Is It Used? Learning Objective: 1.4: Examine how the purpose of research depends upon the outcome that the researcher is trying to accomplish Skill Level: Understanding Difficulty Level: Easy 3) Strong, solid evidence is directly correlated with quantitative research and has nothing to with qualitative research Answer: False Topic/Concept: What Are the Types of Social Research? Learning Objective: 1.3: Summarize quantitative and qualitative data collection techniques Skill Level: Understanding Difficulty Level: Easy 4) Exploratory research focuses on who and how questions Answer: False Topic/Concept: What Is the Purpose of the Research and How Is It Used? Learning Objective: 1.4: Examine how the purpose of research depends upon the outcome that the researcher is trying to accomplish Skill Level: Understanding Difficulty Level: Easy 5) Empirical evidence involves moral, religious or ideological reasoning Answer: False Topic/Concept: What Is Empirical Social Research and Why Is it Respected? Learning Objective: 1.2: Explain why empirical social research is more than gathering information and the role of critical thinking in the research process Skill Level: Understanding Difficulty Level: Easy 6) Social research is evidence-based so answers that are derived are static, that is, they never change Answer: False Topic/Concept: What Is Empirical Social Research and Why Is it Respected? Learning Objective: 1.2: Explain why empirical social research is more than gathering information and the role of critical thinking in the research process Skill Level: Understanding Difficulty Level: Easy 119 Copyright © 2017, 2009 Pearson Education, Inc All Rights Reserved Full file at https://TestbankDirect.eu/Test-Bank-for-Understanding-Research-2nd-Edition-by-Neum Test Bank for Understanding Research 2nd Edition by Neuman Full file at https://TestbankDirect.eu/Test-Bank-for-Understanding-Research-2nd-Edition-by-Neum 7) Basic research addresses a specific concern or offers solutions to a problem that has been identified by an employer, club, or some other organization or movement Answer: False Topic/Concept: What Is Empirical Social Research and Why Is it Respected? Learning Objective: 1.2: Explain why empirical social research is more than gathering information and the role of critical thinking in the research process Skill Level: Understanding Difficulty Level: Easy 8) Applied science researchers often use the results in decision making Answer: True Topic/Concept: What Is the Purpose of the Research and How Is It Used? Learning Objective: 1.4: Examine how the purpose of research depends upon the outcome that the researcher is trying to accomplish Skill Level: Understanding Difficulty Level: Easy 9) In practical application the seven-step research process requires that one must finish one step before undertaking the next step Answer: False Topic/Concept: What Are the Steps in the Research Process? Learning Objective: 1.5: List the seven steps in the research process Skill Level: Understanding Difficulty Level: Easy 10) The research process is finite—requiring no additional studies or results Answer: False Topic/Concept: What Are the Steps in the Research Process? Learning Objective: 1.5: List the seven steps in the research process Skill Level: Understanding Difficulty Level: Easy 1.3 Short Answer 1) In 2-3 sentences describe the reasoning for critical thinking Answer: The value of looking at an issue from more than one view, leads to uncover hidden assumptions Single view limits perspective Topic/Concept: On What Basis Do We Make Decisions? 120 Copyright © 2017, 2009 Pearson Education, Inc All Rights Reserved Full file at https://TestbankDirect.eu/Test-Bank-for-Understanding-Research-2nd-Edition-by-Neum Test Bank for Understanding Research 2nd Edition by Neuman Full file at https://TestbankDirect.eu/Test-Bank-for-Understanding-Research-2nd-Edition-by-Neum Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the role of research as one of the foundations of decision making Skill Level: Understanding Difficulty Level: Easy 2) The final step in the research process is informing others In one or two sentences, explain how that could be done effectively Answer: Possible answers include publication, presentation, professional associations, etc Topic/Concept: What Are the Steps in the Research Process? Learning Objective: 1.5: List the seven steps in the research process Skill Level: Application Difficulty Level: Moderate 3) Explanatory research asks the question and evaluation asks Answer: Explanatory asks why and evaluation asks does it work Topic/Concept: What Is the Purpose of the Research and How Is It Used? Learning Objective: 1.4: Examine how the purpose of research depends upon the outcome that the researcher is trying to accomplish Skill Level: Understanding Difficulty Level: Easy 4) Describe exploratory research What is its goal? Answer: examine new area, tend to use qualitative data, goal is to define questions for future research Topic/Concept: What Is the Purpose of the Research and How Is It Used? Learning Objective: 1.4: Examine how the purpose of research depends upon the outcome that the researcher is trying to accomplish Skill Level: Understanding Difficulty Level: Easy 5) Who are the primary consumers of basic and applied research? Answer: other researchers and practitioners (teachers, etc.) Topic/Concept: What Is the Purpose of the Research and How Is It Used? Learning Objective: 1.4: Examine how the purpose of research depends upon the outcome that the researcher is trying to accomplish Skill Level: Understanding Difficulty Level: Easy 121 Copyright © 2017, 2009 Pearson Education, Inc All Rights Reserved Full file at https://TestbankDirect.eu/Test-Bank-for-Understanding-Research-2nd-Edition-by-Neum Test Bank for Understanding Research 2nd Edition by Neuman Full file at https://TestbankDirect.eu/Test-Bank-for-Understanding-Research-2nd-Edition-by-Neum 6) Briefly describe the difference between qualitative data and quantitative data Answer: qualitative words, images; quantitative = numbers Topic/Concept: What Are the Types of Social Research? Learning Objective: 1.3: Summarize quantitative and qualitative data collection techniques Skill Level: Analysis Difficulty Level: Moderate 7) Why would it be important to inform others at the end of the research cycle? Answer: Essential to build generalizable Understanding Topic/Concept: What Are the Steps in the Research Process? Learning Objective: 1.5: List the seven steps in the research process Skill Level: Analysis Difficulty Level: Moderate 8) Which is more important, the type of data collected or whether the data are trustworthy? Why? Answer: Data are trustworthy— invalid data, study may be invalid Topic/Concept: What Are the Steps in the Research Process? Learning Objective: 1.5: List the seven steps in the research process Skill Level: Analysis Difficulty Level: Difficult 9) Research that utilizes previously collected data organized in a different way to address a question is considered what type of data collection technique? Answer: existing statistical sources Topic/Concept: What Are the Types of Social Research? Learning Objective: 1.3: Summarize quantitative and qualitative data collection techniques Skill Level: Understanding Difficulty Level: Easy 10) A medical research study that compares one drug to a new drug to see if the new drug is more effective is most likely what kind of research? What type of data collecting technique would be most applicable? Answer: quantitative, experiments Topic/Concept: What Are the Types of Social Research? Learning Objective: 1.3: Summarize quantitative and qualitative data collection techniques Skill Level: Application Difficulty Level: Moderate 122 Copyright © 2017, 2009 Pearson Education, Inc All Rights Reserved Full file at https://TestbankDirect.eu/Test-Bank-for-Understanding-Research-2nd-Edition-by-Neum Test Bank for Understanding Research 2nd Edition by Neuman Full file at https://TestbankDirect.eu/Test-Bank-for-Understanding-Research-2nd-Edition-by-Neum 1.4 Fill in the Blank 1) is one way of producing knowledge Answer: Research Topic/Concept: On What Basis Do We Make Decisions? Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the role of research as one of the foundations of decision making Skill Level: Understanding Difficulty Level: Easy 2) uses an argument as well as critical thinking Answer: Social Research Topic/Concept: On What Basis Do We Make Decisions? Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the role of research as one of the foundations of decision making Skill Level: Understanding Difficulty Level: Easy 3) and are the two forms of evidence in social research Answer: Qualitative; quantitative Topic/Concept: What Is Empirical Social Research and Why Is it Respected? Learning Objective: 1.2: Explain why empirical social research is more than gathering information and the role of critical thinking in the research process Skill Level: Understanding Difficulty Level: Easy 4) If one were to develop a system of analyzing material in various Country Western lyrics, one would most aptly be using a(n) technique Answer: content analysis Topic/Concept: What Are the Types of Social Research? Learning Objective: 1.3: Summarize quantitative and qualitative data collection techniques Skill Level: Understanding Difficulty Level: Easy 5) A research study that is conducted early in the learning process and asks the “What” question is typically a(n) study Answer: exploratory Topic/Concept: What Is the Purpose of the Research and How Is It Used? Learning Objective: 1.4: Examine how the purpose of research depends upon the outcome 123 Copyright © 2017, 2009 Pearson Education, Inc All Rights Reserved Full file at https://TestbankDirect.eu/Test-Bank-for-Understanding-Research-2nd-Edition-by-Neum Test Bank for Understanding Research 2nd Edition by Neuman Full file at https://TestbankDirect.eu/Test-Bank-for-Understanding-Research-2nd-Edition-by-Neum that the researcher is trying to accomplish Skill Level: Understanding Difficulty Level: Easy 6) An ongoing process of accumulating information is research Answer: empirical social Topic/Concept: What Is the Purpose of the Research and How Is It Used? Learning Objective: 1.4: Examine how the purpose of research depends upon the outcome that the researcher is trying to accomplish Skill Level: Understanding Difficulty Level: Easy 7) should be collected carefully and systematically according to generally accepted rules or standards Answer: Empirical evidence Topic/Concept: What Is the Purpose of the Research and How Is It Used? Learning Objective: 1.4: Examine how the purpose of research depends upon the outcome that the researcher is trying to accomplish Skill Level: Understanding Difficulty Level: Easy 8) The product of research process is Answer: knowledge or information Topic/Concept: What Are the Steps in the Research Process? Learning Objective: 1.5: List the seven steps in the research process Skill Level: Analysis Difficulty Level: Difficult 9) Experimental research is most closely associated with data collection techniques Answer: quantitative Topic/Concept: What Is Empirical Social Research and Why Is it Respected? Learning Objective: 1.2: Explain why empirical social research is more than gathering information and the role of critical thinking in the research process Skill Level: Understanding Difficulty Level: Easy 10) Content analysis, surveys, and experiments are all part of data collection techniques Answer: quantitative 124 Copyright © 2017, 2009 Pearson Education, Inc All Rights Reserved Full file at https://TestbankDirect.eu/Test-Bank-for-Understanding-Research-2nd-Edition-by-Neum Test Bank for Understanding Research 2nd Edition by Neuman Full file at https://TestbankDirect.eu/Test-Bank-for-Understanding-Research-2nd-Edition-by-Neum Topic/Concept: What Is Empirical Social Research and Why Is it Respected? Learning Objective: 1.2: Explain why empirical social research is more than gathering information and the role of critical thinking in the research process Skill Level: Understanding Difficulty Level: Easy 11) Exploratory research is typically conducted in the learning process Answer: early Topic/Concept: What Is the Purpose of the Research and How Is It Used? Learning Objective: 1.4: Examine how the purpose of research depends upon the outcome that the researcher is trying to accomplish Skill Level: Understanding Difficulty Level: Easy 12) _ are the primary consumers of basic research Answer: Researchers Topic/Concept: What Is the Purpose of the Research and How Is It Used? Learning Objective: 1.4: Examine how the purpose of research depends upon the outcome that the researcher is trying to accomplish Skill Level: Understanding Difficulty Level: Easy 13) Research that addresses a specific concern, like why something continues to happen, is considered research Answer: applied Topic/Concept: What Is the Purpose of the Research and How Is It Used? Learning Objective: 1.4: Examine how the purpose of research depends upon the outcome that the researcher is trying to accomplish Skill Level: Understanding Difficulty Level: Easy 14) Research is an ongoing process, building on Answer: past/present research Topic/Concept: What Are the Steps in the Research Process? Learning Objective: 1.5: List the seven steps in the research process Skill Level: Analysis Difficulty Level: Difficult 15) A(n) is a set of logically connected statements that start simple and end with a clear conclusion that pulls everything together 125 Copyright © 2017, 2009 Pearson Education, Inc All Rights Reserved Full file at https://TestbankDirect.eu/Test-Bank-for-Understanding-Research-2nd-Edition-by-Neum Test Bank for Understanding Research 2nd Edition by Neuman Full file at https://TestbankDirect.eu/Test-Bank-for-Understanding-Research-2nd-Edition-by-Neum Answer: argument Topic/Concept: What Are the Steps in the Research Process? Learning Objective: 1.5: List the seven steps in the research process Skill Level: Analysis Difficulty Level: Difficult 1.5 Essay 1) Discuss Basic Research vs Applied Research—differences and similarities Answer: Basic increases fundamental understanding, source of most new and advanced research techniques, usefulness in the future Foundation for understanding that advances understanding Applied research addresses specific concern, or offers solutions to a problem Researchers rarely worry about building, testing, or connecting findings to larger theory Most applied research is descriptive or evaluative Topic/Concept: What Is the Purpose of the Research and How Is It Used? Learning Objective: 1.4: Examine how the purpose of research depends upon the outcome that the researcher is trying to accomplish Skill Level: Understanding Difficulty Level: Easy 2) Tyler Jenson is a casino investor He is thinking of building a casino in Iowa where there are several other successful casinos, but he is unsure about the local attitudes on gambling He would like to a little research on the community’s social and moral attitudes toward gambling What is the purpose of this research (exploring, describing, explaining, evaluating)? Explain your answer Answer: describing Topic/Concept: What Is the Purpose of the Research and How Is It Used? Learning Objective: 1.4: Examine how the purpose of research depends upon the outcome that the researcher is trying to accomplish Skill Level: Analysis Difficulty Level: Difficult 3) The textbook offers the examples of teenage sex education abstinence-only education as programs that really have not done what was intended of the programs Compare the two programs, what they have in common? What is different? What type of research was done (descriptive, etc)? Answer: educational based programs, government money, proof that didn’t work Topic/Concept: What Are the Steps in the Research Process? Learning Objective: 1.5: List the seven steps in the research process 126 Copyright © 2017, 2009 Pearson Education, Inc All Rights Reserved Full file at https://TestbankDirect.eu/Test-Bank-for-Understanding-Research-2nd-Edition-by-Neum Test Bank for Understanding Research 2nd Edition by Neuman Full file at https://TestbankDirect.eu/Test-Bank-for-Understanding-Research-2nd-Edition-by-Neum Skill Level: Knowledge Difficulty Level: Easy 4) What was the purpose of including the sex ed example in the textbook? Are there lessons to be learned from the example? Answer: evaluation research Topic/Concept: What Are the Steps in the Research Process? Learning Objective: 1.5: List the seven steps in the research process Skill Level: Evaluation Difficulty Level: Difficult 5) Dr Wells is very interested in the smoking habits of gamblers and has decided to a field study where she observes and surveys various gamblers over a period of time What type of data collection and research technique you think that she is using? If Dr Wells publishes her study, what types of additional studies might be generated (be creative, think of other studies that might go well with smokers and gambling)? Answer: Qualitative data collection technique, ethnographic field research Other studies might look at gamblers with lung cancer, smokers with tendencies for other addictions, high risk behavior, bankruptcy and smokers, etc Topic/Concept: What Are the Types of Social Research? Learning Objective: 1.3: Summarize quantitative and qualitative data collection techniques Skill Level: Application Difficulty Level: Moderate 127 Copyright © 2017, 2009 Pearson Education, Inc All Rights Reserved Full file at https://TestbankDirect.eu/Test-Bank-for-Understanding-Research-2nd-Edition-by-Neum